Current Issue
September, 2021
- Vol. 24 No. 03
- Clinical Usefulness of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test
SARS-CoV-2 antibody assay is a test that checks whether an antibody against the SARSCoV-2 virus has been formed in the blood after SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. SARSCoV-2 antibody is detected 1–2 weeks after infection, and antibodies are produced in more than 90% of infected patients. The duration for the formation of antibodies differs by individual and by type of antibody. In the case ......
- Comparison of Blood Culture Parameters between 2 and 10 mL Aerobic Bottles from Patients with Sepsis
Background: Blood volume is the most important parameter for an optimal blood culture; however, the effect of blood volume on blood culture ......
- Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection
Background: Although urine culture is considered a reference standard for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and ......
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation against Gut Colonization Using a Multidrug-Resistant Organism
Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation against gut colonization using a multidrugresistant organism is a technique used to treat infections through ......
- Nasal Colonization of Serine Protease esp-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis Affecting Staphylococcus aureus Colonization
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a common colonizer of the nasal vestibule and is found in approximately 20%–30% of healthy adults, while ......